Table 1 Baseline characteristics of study populationa (N = 182)
From: The St. George’s Respiratory Questionnaire as a prognostic factor in IPF
Characteristic | |
|---|---|
Age, y | 65.6 ± 8.0 |
Male gender, N (%) | 155 (85.2) |
BMI, kg/m2 | 24.0 ± 3.4 |
Ever smoking, N (%) | 147 (81.9) |
Surgical Lung Biopsy, N (%) | 97 (53.3) |
Arterial blood gas analysis | |
PaO2, mmHg | 82.0 ± 11.6 |
Pulmonary function | |
FVC, % predicted | 79.7 ± 19.1 |
FEV1 / FVC | 85.2 ± 7.5 |
DLco, % predicted (N = 179) | 58.2 ± 20.1 |
Dyspnoea index | |
MMRC (0/1/2/3/4) | 51 / 74 / 41 / 15 / 1 |
BDI (N = 180) | 8.9 ± 2.4 |
6MWT (N = 181) | |
6MWD, m | 580 ± 136 |
SpO2 nadir, % | 82.8 ± 9.1 |
SGRQ score | |
Symptom | 44.2 ± 22.6 |
Activity | 40.0 ± 26.1 |
Impact | 27.7 ± 19.8 |
Total | 34.5 ± 20.2 |